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25/09/2008
Powerful Charge For Recycling
New EU legislation means from tomorrow, over 10,000 shops throughout the State will be obligated to accept used batteries and recycle them.
Under the regulations, any retail outlet selling batteries now have to accept waste batteries of similar type sold at that outlet at no charge, and there is no obligation on the consumer to purchase new batteries.
Portable, mobile phone, laptop and even car batteries are covered by the scheme, which aims to recycle at least one in four batteries by 2012, with a 45% set as a target for 2016.
Over 50,000 drop-off boxes have been delivered to supermarkets, convenience stores, jewellers, hardware stores and garages to facilitate customers.
Workplaces and schools, if they wish, can also be designated as collection points.
Although leaking batteries will not be accepted back, they can be deposited at any of 80 local authority recycling centres around the country.
The batteries collected under the scheme will be sorted in Ireland and then exported to Continental Europe for recycling. Batteries are almost fully recyclable to make new batteries or other products.
(DW)
Under the regulations, any retail outlet selling batteries now have to accept waste batteries of similar type sold at that outlet at no charge, and there is no obligation on the consumer to purchase new batteries.
Portable, mobile phone, laptop and even car batteries are covered by the scheme, which aims to recycle at least one in four batteries by 2012, with a 45% set as a target for 2016.
Over 50,000 drop-off boxes have been delivered to supermarkets, convenience stores, jewellers, hardware stores and garages to facilitate customers.
Workplaces and schools, if they wish, can also be designated as collection points.
Although leaking batteries will not be accepted back, they can be deposited at any of 80 local authority recycling centres around the country.
The batteries collected under the scheme will be sorted in Ireland and then exported to Continental Europe for recycling. Batteries are almost fully recyclable to make new batteries or other products.
(DW)
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